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Healthy Solutions for the Low Carbon Economy
Guidelines for Investors, Insurers and Policy Makers
 Healthy, Green Buildings
Bob Fox A.I.A., Cook + Fox Architects
Lecture Given on April 18, 2007
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Biography
Bob Fox is one of New York City’s most highly respected leaders in the green building movement. An advisor to Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability, Bob has been honored with many awards, including a Leadership Award from the US Green Building Council, the New York City Council’s inaugural “Big Green Apple” Award, and the Urban Visionary Award from the Cooper Union. A founding partner of Fox & Fowle Architects, Bob guided that firm to a position of national leadership in the design of sustainable high-rise buildings, including the influential 4 Times Square/Condé Nast Headquarters. Bob led the team that created the original “Green Guidelines” for the Battery Park City Authority in Lower Manhattan, which will eventually result in 5 million SF of LEED Gold buildings.
In 2003, Bob Fox joined with Richard Cook to form Cook+Fox Architects, a firm devoted to creating beautiful, environmentally responsible high-performance buildings. Currently, Bob serves on numerous boards and advisory committees and speaks widely about green building. He was the Founding Chair of the US Green Building Council/NY Chapter. Bob received a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Cornell University and a Master of Architecture from Harvard University. He and his wife Gloria live in New York City and the Hudson River Valley.
Summary
The Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park
Located at the corner of Sixth Avenue and 42nd Street, on the largest development site in Midtown Manhattan, the 2.2 million square foot Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park is scheduled to open in 2008. Upon completion, it will be the world’s most environmentally responsible high-rise office building and the first to strive for the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum designation. The project incorporates innovative, high-performance strategies to use dramatically less energy, consume less potable water, and provide a healthy and productive indoor environment.
One Bryant Park will be a milestone for the green building industry, which in recent years has started to enter the mainstream worlds of real estate, design, and construction. Many cities, towns, and state governments are also starting to legislate changes to address the environmental impact of buildings, which are responsible for 43% of CO2 emissions in the United States. As more states and municipalities embrace green building, the Bank of America Tower will offer a highly visible example of how large-scale urban projects can address the daunting environmental challenges of the future. Its goals include capturing 100% of stormwater on site, generating 70% of its own annual energy needs, and reducing potable water consumption by 50%. The building will also offer a premium, high-performance work environment, with natural daylight and spectacular views, 95% filtered fresh air, and an advanced under-floor heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning system.
In addition to the excellent work environment it will create for its occupants, One Bryant Park will provide the city with many public amenities and benefits. The project includes approximately three times the public circulation space required for an as-of-right building, a new subway connection, and an Urban Garden room open to the public. Cook+Fox Architects will also restore the historic Henry Miller’s Theatre on 43rd Street, preserving the Landmarked façade while constructing a new, state-of-the-art Broadway playhouse inside. Perhaps most importantly, the Bank of America Tower will lead the change in the way high-rise buildings are built, serving as a new icon for New York City and for the future of the building industry.
Readings
Brown MA, Southworth F, Stovall TK. Towards a Climate-Friendly Built Environment. Prepared for the Pew Center on Global Climate Change. June 2005.
(Please read Executive Summary, Introduction and Greenhouse Gas Emissions A-C.)
Resources
Websites:
US Green Building Council, Resources section
Rocky Mountain Institute
Natural Resources Defense Council
Regional Effects of Climate Change
Books:
Biomimicry by Janine Benyus
Mid-Course Correction by Ray Anderson
Natural Capitalism by Amory Lovins, Hunter Lovins, and Paul Hawken
The Ecology of Commerce by Paul Hawken
Articles:
Impacts of a Warming Arctic, Arctic Climate Impact Assesment, 2004.
Stern Review of the Economics of Climate Change, HM Treasury, UK Government, 2006.
Socolow R, Hotinski R, Greenblatt JB, Pacala S. Solving the Climate Problem: technologies available to curb CO2 emissions. Environment 2004;46(10): 8-19.
Kolbert E. The Climate of Man (3-part series). The New Yorker, Spring 2005.
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